Transcript Physics Portals basing on Distributed Databases

Physics Portals based on
Distributed Databases
Thomas Severiens
Institute for Science Networking
University of Oldenburg
[email protected]
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Science Networking
IuK 2001 - Trier
Mar 12th 2001
Portals
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Portal Expectations:
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“Single Point of Information Access”
Reduction of the Information Flood
Function for Collaboration of virtual Teams
and Projects
Location of Experts
Interface from Intra- into Internet
Self-Service Functions
Results from the polling of 200 companies by the Delphi Group in 2000
“Corporate an B2B Portals: Implementation Details”
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Science Networking
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Portals
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Portal Misgivings:
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Misleading or Incomplete Information
Information could be poorly organised
Lack of Information Interfaces to existing
Sources
Insufficient Search- and Retrieval
Functionality
Missing Personalization
Results from the polling of 200 companies by the Delphi Group in 2000
“Corporate an B2B Portals: Implementation Details”
Institute for
Science Networking
IuK 2001 - Trier
Mar 12th 2001
Portals
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Portal Requirements:
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Categorization
Publication and Distribution of Information
Search via several, distributed Sources
Integration into Workflow
Personalization
Collaboration Functions
Integration of Applications
Location of Experts
WBL: Web Based Learning
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Portals
Data Sources / Applications
Standard Protocoll
(e.g. Oai, XML-query)
Integration
Information Independence
Security
Personalization
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User
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Steps towards a Portals for Physics
Definition of Requirements
 Collection of existing Services & Sources
 Identification of lacking Services
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Cost- & Time-Estimation
Buy in of Extern Parts
 Development of Services
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Programming of Portal-Layers
 Distribution & User Training
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Science Networking
IuK 2001 - Trier
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Steps towards a Portals for Physics
(Bad Honnef
1-2 Dec 2000)
Definition of Requirements 
 Collection of existing Services & Sources
 Identification of lacking Services
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Cost- & Time-Estimation
Buy in of Extern Parts
 Development of Services
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Programming of Portal-Layers
 Distribution & User Training
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Institute for
Science Networking
IuK 2001 - Trier
Mar 12th 2001
Steps towards a Portals for Physics
(Bad Honnef
1-2 Dec 2000)
Definition of Requirements 
 Collection of existing Services & Sources
(till end of march:
 Identification of lacking Services IuK-Physik meeting
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Cost- & Time-Estimation
in Hamburg)
Buy in of Extern Parts
 Development of Services
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Programming of Portal-Layers
 Distribution & User Training
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Science Networking
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Mar 12th 2001
Collection of existing Services & Sources
http://www.portaltophysics.de
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Science Networking
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Collection of existing Services & Sources
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News-Services
Documents
Databases
Departmental Institutions / Administrational Information
People & Experts
 PrePrints
Teaching- & Learning-Material
 Reviewed Publications
Software & Applications
 Journals
 Document Delivery
Conferences
 Citations-Services
Jobs
 Theses & Dissertations
 Authoring Tools
Funding Programmes
Chat & Discussion (virtual Teams)
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Science Networking
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Collection of existing Services & Sources
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News-Services
Number of collected Sources by 01.Mar 2001
Documents
Databases
Departmental Institutions / Administrational Information
People & Experts
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 PrePrints
Teaching- & Learning-Material
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 Reviewed Publications
Software & Applications
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 Journals
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 Document Delivery
Conferences
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 Citations-Services
Jobs
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 Theses & Dissertations
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 Authoring Tools
Funding Programmes
Chat & Discussion (virtual Teams)
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Science Networking
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Lacking Services & Sources
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News-Services
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Databases (Facts)
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do.
Software & Applications
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typical commercial service
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Commercial Services:
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Book stores
Tickets etc.
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Examples of Services & Sources
http://www.eps.org/PhysNet/
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Examples of Services & Sources
http://physnet.uni-oldenburg.de/services/PHP/
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Examples of Services & Sources
http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/hep/
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Strategy
Distributed workforce
 Distributed service
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Combine existing, publicly funded services
Link existing, commercial services
Develop lacking services
Strategic Partners
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TIB Hannover
ISN Oldenburg
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Science Networking
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How to contribute?
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Please help to include as many services as
possible into the “IuK-Physics-Portal”
www.portaltophysics.de
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Upload Interface on the IuK-Physics
homepage:
www.iuk-physik.de
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or send Email to
[email protected]
Institute for
Science Networking
IuK 2001 - Trier
Mar 12th 2001
Institute for
Science Networking
IuK 2001 - Trier
Mar 12th 2001